New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 8:1-6

1“Allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687that I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117you shall be carefulתִּשְׁמְר֣וּןtish.me.RunH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, that youmay liveתִּֽחְי֜וּןtich.YunH2421and multiplyוּרְבִיתֶ֗םu.re.vi.TemH7235,and goוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935in and possessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to giveto your forefathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

2You shall rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֣ve.za.khar.TaH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hasledהֹלִֽיכֲךָ֜ho.li.kha.KhaH1980you in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057theseזֶ֛הzehH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141,that He might humbleעַנֹּֽתְךָ֜'a.no.te.KhaH6031you,testingלְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗le.na.so.te.KhaH5254you, to knowלָדַ֜עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834was in your heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,whether you would keepהֲתִשְׁמֹ֥רha.tish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687orאִם־'im-H518not.

3He humbledוַֽיְעַנְּךָ֮vay.'a.ne.KhaH6031you and let you be hungryוַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒vai.yar.'i.ve.KhaH7456,and fedוַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤vai.ya.'a.khil.KhaH398you with mannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did not knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,norH3808did your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1knowיָדְע֖וּןya.de.'UnH3045, that He might make youunderstandהוֹדִֽעֲךָ֗ho.di.'a.KhaH3045thatmanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120does not liveיִחְיֶ֣הyich.YehH2421by breadהַלֶּ֤חֶםha.Le.chemH3899aloneלְבַדּוֹ֙le.va.DoH905,but manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120livesיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421by everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that proceedsמוֹצָ֥אmo.Tza'H4161out of the mouthפִֽי־fi-H6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

4Your clothingשִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜sim.La.te.khaH8071did not wearבָֽלְתָה֙val.TahH1086out on you, norH3808did your footוְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272swellבָצֵ֑קָהva.Tze.kahH1216theseזֶ֖הzehH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

5Thus you are to knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045in your heartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430was discipliningיְיַסֵּ֥רye.ya.SerH3256you justH3512as a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376disciplinesמְיַסְּרֶֽךָּ׃me.ya.se.Re.kaH3256his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121.

6Therefore, you shall keepוְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.Sha.mar.taH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to walkלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870and tofearוּלְיִרְאָ֥הu.le.yir.'AhH3372Him.

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